Flop Shot; flop shot golf tips

br> Put on the golf map by Phil Mickelson, the flop shot is one of the most fun golf shots to hit.

Typically used around the green to get up and over bunkers, this shot can help you avoid time in the sand. 

The high risk and high reward nature of this shot means that you should definitely hit a more conventional pitch shot when the option is available.

However a miraculous flop shot will always be a highlight of your round.

You should take an open stance as with the pitch and chip shots but widen your stance a bit and play the ball far forward in your stance. I typically will play the ball off my front foot. 

Club selection for this shot should be either your 60 degree or 56 degree wedges and you will want to open the club face wide open. With a wider stance you will be able to swing more around your body making it easier to cut under the ball.

As with other shots, you don’t want to try to lift the ball. The ball will elevate into the air quickly on its own due to the open club face and round shallow swing. 

This shot is normally hit at 80% or more swing speed with full acceleration. An aggressive swing is required to get the ball elevated fast and landing it softly so don’t be cheap.

As with the chip shot and pitch shot, wrist action is not required for this however as a last resort. 

A little wrist flip in this instance will help give you a little faster and higher elevation but you will sacrifice distance and consistency and increase your risk of a 100 yard bladed ball.

Distance control is always a factor with this shot since you are always swinging so hard and propelling the ball so high. 

I suggest you spend a lot of time practicing this shot off of both fairway lies and rough lies since the distance the ball will travel based on the lie will differ. 

In fact the fairway lie is actually harder to play in my opinion so you’d better be familiar with it before you pull the shot out of your bag.

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